Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus...
by Ductapemaster on Saturday March 18, 2023 @03:18PM
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Kenji has a recipe [0] for this method but using a tortilla instead of pizza dough. At first glance I was skeptical it would be any good, but it's turned out to be a fantastic low-effort way to make a "pizza" when you are craving it!
[0] https://www.seriouseats.com/extra-crispy-bar-style-tortilla-...
Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus...
by rootw0rm on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:50PM
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i use naan bread for "pizza", it's decent
Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus...
by ghaff on Saturday March 18, 2023 @10:48PM
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Yeah. I may explore other options one of these days but using the store-bought naan breads for flatbread pizzas using a pizza stone is a pretty decent and simple store-bought option to assemble a pizza.
Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus...
by mNovak on Sunday March 19, 2023 @12:43AM
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I use store-bought pitas, sliced in half (thickness-wise, takes some practice). Very easy, and gets nicely crispy.
Re:Kenji López-Alt Spent 5 Months Studying Chicago Thin-Crus...
by OJFord on Saturday March 18, 2023 @05:23PM
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I do similar but not particularly purposefully - I always top the dough with it already on my (pre-heated) cast iron 'stone'. (Otherwise trying to transfer it is a disaster that I've been known to pretend was an intentional calzone - I don't have a peel.)
I do so as quickly as I can, but of course it starts to cook the dough as I do; I've never seen that as a bad thing. If there's any holes where it stretched too thin, it holds it still allowing you to fix them too.
The initial cook on the pan got the crust going, and so the oven time was mostly focused on the toppings.